Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotononis monophylla Harv. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Thes. Cap. 1: 39 (1859) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | appresed strigose, stipules absent, leaflets solitary, ovate or oblong, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially silvery, flowers 4-5 in umbel, calyx silvery strigose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |